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Originally Posted by nightwolf_4_98' date='Mar 3 2005, 02:05 PM
i havent slept since last night so i was searching for words when i was typeing, but the nut that holds the wheel hub in place on the control arm aprently came loose and my hub popped off of it, my fender is a bit fubard because the wheel and hub assembly snapped back and got dragged along the ground into the car.. earlier in the week i snapped 3 out of 5 wheel studs and only had one lug left on the remaining two, so im not ruleing anything out as a possability
And driving on 2 out of 5 studs is just asking for trouble, especially when they're so easy to replace!
EDIT: Also, make sure you use a new cotter pin on the hub nut.
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Originally Posted by nightwolf_4_98' date='Mar 3 2005, 03:05 PM
i havent slept since last night so i was searching for words when i was typeing, but the nut that holds the wheel hub in place on the control arm aprently came loose and my hub popped off of it, my fender is a bit fubard because the wheel and hub assembly snapped back and got dragged along the ground into the car.. earlier in the week i snapped 3 out of 5 wheel studs and only had one lug left on the remaining two, so im not ruleing anything out as a possability
what car were you in?
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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Mar 3 2005, 01:07 PM
OOoooookay.. first off, TORQUE the HUB NUT! Second, DON'T overtorque the LUG NUTS and third, STOP USING and IMPACT on these things! lol!
And driving on 2 out of 5 studs is just asking for trouble, especially when they're so easy to replace!
EDIT: Also, make sure you use a new cotter pin on the hub nut.
And driving on 2 out of 5 studs is just asking for trouble, especially when they're so easy to replace!
EDIT: Also, make sure you use a new cotter pin on the hub nut.
did tourqe the hub not, didnt overtourqe anything, and dont have impact anything for tools
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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Mar 3 2005, 01:11 PM
Haha! I was just poking fun at you, but yeah - it's not a good idea to reuse cotter pins.
it's cool, im pokein fun at myself now that im not quite as pissed, but yeah i didnt have any new ones and most stores were closed by the time i got done so i figured it'd be ok till i got home.. GUESS NOT
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Mar 3 2005, 01:14 PM
thats why you shoulda been driving a rotary, everything else might break, but at least all the wheels will stay on!
